Zoning Ordinances are an important issue in RE, especially commercial transactions. We all know this since we are all RE professionals. There are other zoning issues to consider however. As of last night, Jacquelyn has informed us that this is not the Read More...

I am not sure if this is making national news or not but there has been a big explosion near downtown Dallas this morning. It is all that is on our local channels right now. Has anyone heard this in other parts of the country or Canada? Read More...

What is up with the young stars of today? Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, why can't they be more like to old time stars like Judy Garland or Marilyn Monroe? Oh wait they they were just the same! Never mind! Read More...

I have heard REALTORS® complain that friends listed their homes with some other REALTOR®. Well there is another problem, friends or family that want me to list their home but expect me to do it for free. I have had this happen. Of course I explain that Read More...

“Stupid mistakes are made by other people, we only make unavoidable errors.” This is one of my favorite thoughts for the day. Do you have any you would like to share? Read More...

Yes, There is a Tiger loose in Scotland! The British Open is being played at Carnousite Golf Links in Scotland. It will be on T.V. today. Currently, Sergio Garcia is at the top of the leader board with 6 under par and Tiger is 2 under par. Never count Read More...

Look at the expressions on the faces in each of these photos. Look carefully and don't miss a single one especially the Queen in the bottom row. Did Phillip pass the royal gas or was it Harry? Read More...

I have mentioned this before in various threads, but I feel it is a powerful enough communication device that it deserves a thread of its own. I like to tell stories to communicate. It can be very helpful when dealing with clients. Say you have a client Read More...

I am curious about the various broker’s commission splits out there. My uncle is my broker and he has an independent firm. He previously owned a Century 21 franchise but that was before I had a RE license. Being my uncle he lets me have 100% of my commissions. Read More...

As I have aged, I look back and wonder if I palyed it safe too many times. I cringe when I think of some of the opportunities I missed in the past. There are properties I almost bought but did not because I was afraid of failure. I was playing it safe. Read More...

Does anyone here market real estate on e-Bay. I saw something from Vance saying he does this. In fact I think he said it was one of his 6 "outside the box" ideas for marketing. Have any of you had success with this? Read More...

Lady Bird Johnson: 1912-2007. At 94, she was the oldest living former first lady. She was loved and respected here in Texas. We have beautiful state highways thanks to this lady. She was a nice, balancing influence in the life of her husband who was a Read More...

Where is John? He is one of my favorite bloggers here. I always enjoy reading his posts. Since he wrote that blog about meeting friends for morning coffee, I think of him every time I go out for coffee. Does anyone know where he is? Hopefully, he is just Read More...

I just bought the book "Search Engine Optimization For Dummies", but I am wondering if that was a good purchase or not. I see the copyright is 2006. My impression thus far is that if your SEO information was not written this morning it is out of date. Read More...

I truly believe that everyday is a good day in real estate, regardless of the economy. If it is a seller's market then go after those listings like crazy. If it is a buyer's market and there is "too much inventory", those are the best times of all from Read More...

Let's all be nice to Radley and other new bloggers here. They sometimes feel the regulars do not like newcomers. I guess it is kind of like fraternity hazing. See if they can handle the heat, right? Let's try to be nicer though, Radley seems like a great Read More...

Here are a few of my Scotland photos. Click this link . Read More...

Wow, things got a little too interesting in Scotland the past few days! I arrived back home here yesterday, July 3 rd . I had to go through both Glasgow and London airports but everything went extremely well. I arrived in Glasgow airport Monday, July Read More...